Series by P. D. James
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Buy on Amazon1962 · P. D. James
A sly and sensuous young woman, who climbed the social ladder using her body and her intelligence, is murdered by someone who believes her actions…
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Buy on Amazon1962 · P. D. James
Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer whose real-life death was more horrifying than any murder he had written. His body was found in a drifting…
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Buy on Amazon1963 · P. D. James
A piercing scream disrupts the evening calm, drawing Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh from a literary party to the Steen Psychiatric Clinic. There, he…
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Buy on Amazon1971 · P. D. James
The novel follows the young women of Nightingale House, a nursing school where students learn to care for the sick. During a demonstration of nursing…
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Buy on Amazon1975 · P. D. James
Commander Adam Dalgliesh, recovering from a serious illness, is called to Toynton Grange, an isolated nursing home on the English coast, after the…
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Buy on Amazon1977 · P. D. James
Death of an Expert Witness is a detective novel by P. D. James, the sixth in her Adam Dalgliesh series. Published in 1977 in the UK by Faber and…
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Buy on Amazon1986 · P. D. James
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · P. D. James
A 1989 novel by P. D. James featuring Commander Adam Dalgliesh, who is escaping publicity on the remote Larksoken headland on the Norfolk coast when…
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Buy on Amazon1994 · P. D. James
Commander Adam Dalgliesh investigates a murder at the Peverell Press, a historic London publishing house located in a mock-Venetian building on the…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · P. D. James
Venetia Aldridge QC is a respected barrister who takes on the case of Garry Ashe, accused of murdering his aunt. Her decision to defend him sets off…
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Buy on Amazon1972 · P. D. James
Cordelia Gray is twenty-two, tough, and intelligent. She becomes the sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency and takes her first case when she…
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Buy on Amazon1982 · P. D. James
Private detective Cordelia Gray is sent to the island of Courcy to protect actress Clarissa Lisle from mysterious threats. Clarissa, a fading star,…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has P. D. James written?
We list 19 books by P. D. James across 2 series, published between 1962–2011 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read P. D. James's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “Cover Her Face.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
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